306. Longest

It's so long you can see the curvature of the Earth. Well, ok not really; it's so long you can see the barrel distortion in my lens.

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It's so long you can see the curvature of the Earth. Well, ok not really; it's so long you can see the barrel distortion in my lens.

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One of the pier trains.

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One of the pier trains.

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The point at the middle of the pier where the trains cross.

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The point at the middle of the pier where the trains cross.

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A tern. I think it's a common one.

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A tern. I think it's a common one.

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Turnstones and guano. Nice!

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Turnstones and guano. Nice!

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A noisy turnstone.

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A noisy turnstone.

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All this scratchin's making me itch.

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All this scratchin's making me itch.

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A gull (black headed?) with the train in the background.

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A gull (black headed?) with the train in the background.

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The pier head station.

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The pier head station.

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The life boat station.

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The life boat station.

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I think that was the old lifeboat ramp.

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I think that was the old lifeboat ramp.

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Most of the seats are donated. Some have flowers on them.

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Most of the seats are donated. Some have flowers on them.

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The view from the end, looking across the Thames towards Kent.

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The view from the end, looking across the Thames towards Kent.

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This post gets its title from both the fact that Southend Pier is the longest pleasure pier in the world and because this is the longest I have had a subject in mind without doing a post on it. When I first started my Project 365, I knew that I would make this post but I didn't want to do it to early. It was inevitable I'd do a set on it as this is without a doubt the most famous and prominent landmark in our town. But I thought I'd leave it until a day when I was desparate for an idea. Fortunately, that day has yet to come, but I think by now I can afford to make this post anyway.

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Comments

That is a long pier! Love the last two. Good that you aren't desperate:)

Beautiful...when so many Piers are disappearing and never to be replaced....yes in know there're Victorian....(hence the reference to the sea and Egypt I gave you) and therefore they're Temples to Her..
But absolutely well worth recording in the 21st centuary :-))))

Yes, that is some long pier! Being from the middle of a continent I don't know much about sea things, but I think it would be fun to walk all the way to the end...and how far is that? Maybe that's why I like #2 - feel like I can step right in and start walking.